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News Tipoffs - Connecticut Editors Newsletter for Wednesday January 10, 2024 ( 5 items )  

EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1B in Awards for Clean School Buses Across the Nation as Part of Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: As part of its ongoing commitment to protecting children and improving air quality, today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of 67 applicants to receive nearly $1 billion (https://www.epa.gov/cleanschoolbus/clean-school-bus-program-awards) through EPA's first Clean School Bus Program Grants Competition. The awards, which are made possible through President  more

EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $53.3 Million in Awards for Clean School Buses Across Connecticut, Massachusetts as Part of Investing in America Agenda
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: As part of its ongoing commitment to protecting children and improving air quality, today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Connecticut and Massachusetts are set to receive funding through EPA's first Clean School Bus Program Grants Competition. The City of Boston and DATTCO, Inc. have been selected to receive over $53.3 million in total. The awards, which w  more

ILL. A.G. RAOUL FILES BRIEF SUPPORTING PRIVACY OF TRANSGENDER STUDENTS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 10 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, today filed an amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/d3f4c64b-77a9-4509-baaf-28007e76d94a/fileAsset/Amicus%20Brief%20As%20Filed%20-%20Regino%20v.%20Staley%2023-16031%20(1).pdf) in support of a California school district in Regino v. Stanley, a case addressing the constitutionality of the dist  more

Md. A.G. Brown Supports Chico Unified's Policy Safeguarding the Constitutional Rights of Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Students
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 16 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/news%20Documents/010924_Regino_v_Staley.pdf) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of Chico Unified School District (CUSD) and its local school district policy of safeguarding the privacy an  more

N.J. A.G. Platkin Leads Multistate Support for Wider Consumer Oversight of Digital Payment Services
TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 10 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin yesterday led a coalition of Attorneys General to support a proposed federal rule that would expand supervisory authority over certain nonbank companies that offer digital consumer payment and wallet services, such as Venmo, CashApp, Paypal, and Zelle, to ensure that such companies are subject to the same regulatory oversight as ba  more